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Important OFNC Survey for Contractors – Make Your Voice Heard!

15 June 2026

PLEASE CAN CONTRACTORS COMPLETE THE OFNC SURVEY BELOW, if you have not already done so

OFNC need your help building an evidence base in their negotiations with the Dept of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

NHS spending is being even more tightly managed this year. OFNC say:

“The aim is to systematically gather evidence about unfunded activity linked to GOS delivery and related work in addition to other cost pressures which can be discussed with ministers and senior officials as part of the current year’s fees round before the summer break. No submitted material will be shared other than in an aggregate and non-identifiable statistical format.”

The Survey Link is HERE for ONE CONTRACTOR per practice to complete please

Please also talk to your Performers and all other staff to get the full picture and include their experiences in your response. They have asked that there is only one form completed per practice (ODS code) to prevent duplication and to gather a balanced, considered but significant response. Please complete it as accurately as possible and include your ODS code, otherwise the data may not be able to be included.

The closing date is 22nd June.

This is an opportunity for your voice to be heard. We cannot guarantee change but we can be sure that if we don’t build an evidence base then our concerns will never be heard. The more responses received, the more weight this survey will carry. This is a pivotal moment in the future of GOS funding.

You may have already had this request via other channels, however OFNC and the sector bodies need as many responses as possible.

Should you have any queries around this, please email us at admin@HertsLOC.org.uk 

Thank you for your time and commitment.

Kind regards

Herts LOC

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